Electronics Worksheet: Components and Ohm’s Law Test
Remember (Find the topic, use the formula): Find the topic and the formula: V = I × R, I = V ÷ R, R = V ÷ I, P = V × I, units = W × h ÷ 1000. Change mA to A and kΩ to Ω before using a formula. Check: put your answer back into the formula.
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- 1.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands violet, grey, black. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 2.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 2.45 A?
- 3.True or false: on an LED, the shorter leg is the anode (+). (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows when 5.5 V is joined across a resistor. What is its resistance (in ohms)?
- 5.Which of these saves electricity? (a) leave the TV on standby (b) leave fridge door open (c) use LED lamps (d) run fans in empty rooms
- 6.What does a fuse do? (a) blows if current is high (b) senses how bright it is (c) is a resistance knob (d) makes a beeping sound
- 7.🔺 The voltage stays the same and the resistance gets bigger. The current … (a) gets smaller (b) gets bigger (c) stays the same (d) becomes zero
- 8.🧩 Which component smooths a wobbly supply? (a) capacitor (b) resistor (c) fuse (d) potentiometer
- 9.⚡ A 2.25 W device works on 1.5 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 10.🧮 A 0.4 V battery is joined to 2 Ω and 2 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 11.📏 How many milliamperes (mA) is 0.53 A?
- 12.🔺 A current of 25 mA flows through a 120 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 13.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands grey, yellow, red. What is its value (in ohms)?
- 14.⚡ A home appliance on the 230 V mains takes 1 A. What is its power (in watts)?
- 15.🔺 A current of 0.25 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) iron one shirt at a time (b) switch off empty rooms (c) unplug idle chargers (d) close the fridge quickly
- 17.True or false: to unplug idle chargers wastes electricity. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔺 A current of 20 mA flows through a 220 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 19.🔺 A current of 40 mA flows through a 100 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 20.🔺 A current of 10 mA flows through a 470 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 21.🧮 A 0.7 V battery is joined to 4 Ω and 3 Ω resistors in series. What current flows (in amperes)? =
- 22.💡 Why does an LED need a resistor in series? (a) to make it brighter (b) to limit the current (c) to store charge (d) to change its colour
- 23.🌈 Which colour bands (1st digit, 2nd digit, multiplier) mark an 830 Ω resistor? (a) orange-grey-brown (b) grey-orange-red (c) grey-orange-black (d) grey-orange-brown
- 24.🧮 Two resistors in parallel give a total that is … (a) more than either one (b) their sum (c) less than either one (d) always zero
- 25.🧮 Four equal 100 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 26.📏 Which unit measures current? (a) ohm (Ω) (b) volt (V) (c) watt (W) (d) ampere (A)
- 27.🧮 Three equal 15 Ω resistors are joined in parallel. What is the total resistance (in ohms)?
- 28.🔺 A 1.2 V supply is joined across a 120 Ω resistor. What current flows (in milliamperes, mA)?
- 29.🔺 A current of 2 A flows through a 5 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 30.Which of these is measured in watts (W)? (a) current (b) voltage (c) resistance (d) power
- 31.📏 Which unit measures the push of a cell? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ampere (A) (d) ohm (Ω)
- 32.True or false: energy used each second is measured in amperes (A). (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧩 Which part changes electrical energy into sound? (a) a capacitor (b) a resistor (c) a buzzer (d) a diode
- 34.⚡ A device works on 5 V and takes 2 A. What is its power (in watts)? =
- 35.Which of these is measured in amperes (A)? (a) power (b) voltage (c) resistance (d) current
- 36.🔺 A current of 0.2 A flows through a 4 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across it (in volts)? =
- 37.⚡ A 6 W device works on 3 V. What current does it take (in amperes)? =
- 38.🧾 A 100 W appliance runs for 4 hours. How many units (kWh) of electricity does it use? =
- 39.📏 Which unit measures how much a part resists? (a) volt (V) (b) watt (W) (c) ohm (Ω) (d) ampere (A)
- 40.🌈 A resistor has the colour bands red, green, orange. What is its value (in ohms)?
Answer key
- 78
- 2450
- False
- 220
- use LED lamps
- blows if current is high
- gets smaller
- capacitor
- 1.5
- 0.1
- 530
- 3
- 8400
- 230
- 1
- iron one shirt at a time
- False
- 4.4
- 4
- 4.7
- 0.1
- to limit the current
- grey-orange-brown
- less than either one
- 25
- ampere (A)
- 5
- 10
- 10
- power
- volt (V)
- False
- a buzzer
- 10
- current
- 0.8
- 2
- 0.4
- ohm (Ω)
- 25000
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